Review A brilliant read, raw in its emotions and a real eye-opener. (Martina Cole)Rich and dazzling (The Sunday Times)This emotional story of a girl born on a tough London estate provides a shocking eye-opener on gang culture . . . gritty and hard-hitting . . . Written in London slang, the story has a real spirit which really shines through. (News of the World)A scary insight into the lives of youngsters born into poverty in Britain (Sun)This isn't an expose to ease middle-class guilt. We're not asked to pity Chyna. Nor does FAM seek to glamourise the horrors of gang life. It is, simply, crudely, an account of a side of London you probably know absolutely nothing about and about which very little is written (aside from social care reports). These are the intimidating girls at the back of the bus, the kids storming through shopping centres, the ones who mug you for your phone and purse, the names in the newspaper your eyes sip over following yet another stabbing on a council estate (Time Out) Book Description A brilliantly raw memoir of life in - and ultimately beyond - a girl gang. See all Product description
G**.
How I escaped
Wow I could not put this down, a gritty honest account from a young lady who has lived a lifetime on the streets and shared her experiences with us,A fabulous read for those who think it's all glamorous and fun it's the opposite.Gritty, honest, and enlightening.Thank youGrace
B**D
Wow!
A real eye opener to life in the young gangs of London. Hard hitting, Chyna holds nothing back. She's honest from the beginning to the end. Telling of the brutality faced by young girls and boys caught up in the hand of today. Would highly reccomend
J**N
Not for me
I don't normally give up on books but i'm sorry to saythat i had to with this onecouldn't cope with the speach..... sorry
G**O
BORING !!!
Read a couple of chapters, boring and repetitiveMay have stuck with it a bit more but written in pigeon EnglishTrying to be street talk
L**S
Interesting read
Interesting read, found it hard to put down. Made it clear why people may join gangs and how it isn't glamorous for the most part.
G**R
Good book
Quite an eye opener although I mixed feelings about some of the violence and other criminal acts that took place. However a reflection on how a poor start can have such a detrimental effect on a young person. One would hope she uses her experiences to deter others from a life like that.
S**A
Excellent insight into societies perception of gang culture
I would highly recommend this book to anyone involved in working with young people who have been subject to the criminal justice system. There are numerous books, academic articles and reports out there about young males involved in gang culture but not from a female perspective. This book is an honest, frank and heart breaking account of life in "Chyna's" world as a female facing the challenges that many children in multicultural environments, socio/economically deprivation in the UK have to face!I would suggest this book to:Criminology & Psychology StudentsYOT workersYouth Justice WorkersLaw practitioners for young people
K**R
Chyna
A great page Turner from a young lady who escaped from the edge and forged a new life for herself and walked a positive route out of the heat and hunger of the street heart breaking funny but always real
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